Ads say to ‘dump Starbucks’ over gay marriage

A conservative organization lobbying against gay marriage is asking coffee drinkers all over the world to boycott Starbucks because of its support for gay rights — the second such boycott effort to gain national attention.

The National Organization for Marriage announced it will launch a “Dump Starbucks” advertising campaign in the United States, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Here’s what the ads look like.

via National Organization for Marriage

The organization says Starbucks is waging war on traditional values. On the ad campaign’s website, the group indicates it’s targeting parts of the world where gay marriage is “deeply offensive:”

In many areas of the world where Starbucks does business, the concept of ‘gay marriage’ is unheard of and deeply offensive to cultural, moral and religious values.

In taking these actions, Starbucks has declared a culture war on all people of faith (and millions of others) who believe that the institution of marriage as one man and one woman is worth preserving.

The site also asks visitors to sign a petition denouncing Starbucks. As of late Thursday afternoon, almost 4,300 signatures were collected.

Members of the National Organization for Marriage asked Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz about the endorsement at the company’s annual shareholders meeting Wednesday.